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Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira

Coordinates: 41°45′02″N 7°27′54″W / 41.7506°N 7.46499°W / 41.7506; -7.46499
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Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
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Full nameEstádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
Former namesEstádio Municipal de Chaves
LocationChaves, Portugal
OwnerChaves Municipality
Capacity8,396
Field size105 x 67 metres
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1949
Opened1949
ArchitectNuno Magalhães
Tenants
GD Chaves (1949–present)

Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira is a multi-use stadium in Chaves, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of GD Chaves. The stadium is able to hold 8,396 people. The stadium normally holds the national teams' youth games and also some U21 games and also the senior team but rarely. Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the Portugal national team against Kazakhstan in 2003, at the stadium.[1][2]

Portugal national football team

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The following national team matches were held in the stadium.

References

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  1. ^ "Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira".
  2. ^ "Lucky rebound gives Portugal narrow win over Kazakhstan". China Daily. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

41°45′02″N 7°27′54″W / 41.7506°N 7.46499°W / 41.7506; -7.46499